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Huqqa Base
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Huqqa Base

about late 18th century
Object PlaceNorth India or Deccan, India
Medium/TechniqueBidrware: black alloy with silver inlay
Dimensions29.7 cm (11 11/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn Ware Willard Fund
Accession number1985.721
On View
On view
ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
Provenance1985, Susan B. Levinson, New York; 1985, sold by Susan B. Levinson to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 23, 1985)
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about 2600–1900 B.C.
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